And now are you cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Someone may say, “Behold he has confessed, and confessed with great precision”—but all to no avail, dearly beloved: the confession comes too late. You see, he should have done this at the right time when he was in a position to find mercy from the judge.